Presents step-by-step instructions for painting pictures of small animals, including rabbits and hares, squirrels, prairie dogs, foxes, raccoons, woodchucks, otters, ferrets, and small rodents.

Jeanne Filler Scott captures the spirit and character of every animal she paints. When you look into those eyes, you feel the animal looking right back at you. In this book, Scott shows you how to achieve the same realistic results - even if you are a complete beginner! Painting More Animal Friends features a variety of animals, from chipmunks and deer to elephants, tigers and colorful, exotic birds. Inside you'll find: Step-by-step instruction in easy-to-use acrylics, plus drawing templates that let you get started right away! Expert instruction on painting ears, tails and all parts in between - including tips for painting a range or fur, skin and plumage textures. Advice on painting complementary backgrounds, including tips on painting grass, clouds and other natural elements. And an entire chapter on capturing the nature of baby animals. Scott's advice on finding inspiration and taking reference photos will also help you create your own original compositions. Best of all, there's no experience required, just a love of animals and the desire to celebrate them in paint.

Create paintings so vivid you can practically feel the thick fur of the timber wolf, sense the wing-beats of the red-tailed hawk, see the small-mouth bass prowl the rocky shallows. Clear away the mystery of painting mammals, birds and fish with Patrick Seslar and thirteen other well-known wildlife artists. Follow them as they lead you in new approaches to learning about animals, their habitats and how to capture them in oils, watercolors, acrylics or pastels. Step-by-step demonstrations show you how to paint fur, feathers and scales, and how to capture characteristic gestures and poses.

This new resource provides a basic foundation in small animal anatomy for students of veterinary medicine, animal science, and veterinary technology. Extraordinary accuracy and beautiful original artwork make this a truly unique learning tool that includes the anatomy of all organ systems in the dog, cat, rabbit, rat, and guinea pig - all described in a consistent manner. Learning features include: carefully selected labeling helps students learn and remember structures and relationships; male and female of species are depicted on facing pages so topographic anatomy can be compared; structures common to various animals are labeled several times, whereas unique structures are labeled on one or two species so students can make rapid distinctions of the structures peculiar to certain animals; and an introduction that provides readers with a background in nomenclature and anatomic orientation so they can benefit from the atlas even if they lack training in anatomy. The Atlas depicts topographic relationships of major organs in a simple, yet technically accurate presentation that's free from extraneous material so that those using the atlas can concentrate on the essential aspects of anatomy. It will be an invaluable resource for veterinary students, teachers and practitioners alike.

Widely considered one of the world's top female wildlife painters, Jan Martin McGuire has literally lived with wolves. Now she brings her unique experiences and abilities to Painting Wolves, Foxes & Coyotes, an indispensible guidebook for any artist interested in capturing the beauty and majesty of these incredible creatures.

Beginning chapters focus on wolf anatomy and proportions, behavior, attitudes, moods and movement; the second half of the book enables readers to complete paintings from start to finish.

In The Art of Painting Animals, aspiring painters will learn how to work with oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints to bring their favorite animals to life on paper or canvas. Each medium has its section that begins with an introduction, which includes a section of helpful information on basic tools and materials—including paints, brushes, appropriate supports, and additional materials—followed by a quick guide to techniques and artist tips for rendering animal features and fur, as well as natural textures such as bark and foliage. Talented artists guide readers through a series of easy-to-follow step-by-step projects covering a variety of subjects from pets and horses to wildlife and birds. Projects include a moose, a Shih Tzu dog, a fox, a deer, a lynx, and many more! Along the way, aspiring artists will find helpful tips and tricks for establishing a compelling composition, achieving accurate proportions, and developing expressive animal faces and emotions. With its breadth of content and instruction, The Art of Painting Animals is perfect for any animal-loving artist's collection.